Crystal Methamphetamine – Tik

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Information on Methamphetamine/Tik Addiction

What Is Crystal Meth?
The chemical n-methyl-1-phenyl-propan-2-amine is called methamphetamine, methylamphetamine, or desoxyephedrine. The shortened name is simply ‘meth’. When it is in its crystalline form, the drug is called crystal meth, ice, TIK, Tina, or glass. See the table below for other street names of the drug. Methamphetamine is a highly addictive stimulant.

How Is Crystal Meth Used?
Usually crystal meth is smoked in glass pipes, similar to how crack cocaine is used. It may be injected (either dry or dissolved in water), snorted, swallowed, or inserted into the anus or urethra.

Why Is Crystal Meth Used?
Females often take crystal meth because it can cause extremely rapid weight loss. However, the effects are short term. The body builds up a tolerance to the drug so weight loss tapers off and stops around six weeks after taking the drug. Also, weight that is lost is regained once a person stops taking methamphetamine. For these reasons, combined with how addictive the drug is, methamphetamine tends not to be prescribed by doctors for weight loss.

Some people take meth because of the long-lasting high that it gives. Methamphetamine causes numerous neurotransmitters to be released in the brain, producing a sense of euphoria that may last as long as 12 hours, depending on how the drug is taken.

Methamphetamine is popular as a stimulant because it improves concentration, energy, and alertness while decreasing appetite and fatigue.

Methamphetamines are also taken by people who are feeling depressed. They may be taken for their side effect of increasing libido and sexual pleasure.

In pregnant and nursing women, methampetamine crosses the placenta and is secreted in breast milk.

Effects Associated with Chronic Use

Tolerance (needing more of the drug to get the same effect)

Drug craving

Temporary weight loss

Withdrawal symptoms including depression and anhedonia

“Meth Mouth” where teeth rapidly decay and fall out

Drug-related psychosis (may last for months or years after drug use is discontinued).

Effects of Overdose

Brain damage

Sensation of flesh crawling (formication)

Paranoia, hallucinations, delusions, tension headache

Muscle breakdown (rhabdomyolysis) which can lead to kidney damage or failure

Death due to stroke, cardiac arrest or elevated body temperature (hyperthermia)

Methamphetamine Abuse
Amphetamine, dextroamphetamine and methamphetamine are collectively referred to as amphetamines. Their chemical properties and actions are so similar that even experienced users have difficulty knowing which drug they have taken. Amphetamine was first marketed in the 1930s under the name, Benzedrine, in an over-the-counter inhaler to treat nasal congestion. By 1937, amphetamine was available by prescription in tablet form and was used in the treatment of the sleeping disorder, narcolepsy, and something called minimal brain dysfunction (MBD), which today is called attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

During World War II, amphetamine was widely used to keep the soldiers going. During this period, both dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine) and methamphetamine (Methedrine) became easily available. As use of amphetamines spread, so did the tendency to become addicted. Amphetamines became a cure-all for helping truckers to complete their long routes without falling asleep, for weight control, for helping athletes to perform better and train longer, and for treating mild depression. Intravenous amphetamine abuse spread among a subculture known as “speed freaks.” As time went on, it became evident that the dangers of abuse of these drugs outweighed most of their therapeutic uses.

Today, most amphetamines distributed to the black market are produced in clandestine laboratories.

Judy Garland
Hollywood’s favorite drug starlet. Developed an amphetamine addiction after using it to keep her weight down. This soon led to a parallel addiction to barbiturates taken to make sleep possible.

Lenny Bruce
The frantic beat comedian was prescribed benzedrine for narcolepsy, but inevitably acquired a large recreational habit.

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